The UFC dotcom editorial staff handed out awards to close out an exciting 2022 in the Octagon, including Fight of the Year and more!
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It’s crazy how Leon literally played out his nickname just like in the actual fucking movies. Insane that his nickname happens to be that and make the ufc version haha. Love it
Crazy to get your butt kicked for 24 minutes and 50 seconds then come away with a win and 2 awards.
So upset about Jiri. Such horrible luck. He is such Ana amazing champ in so many different way. As a fighter and person.
That whole sequence of events during the Leon vs. Usman title fight was just crazy man ! Legit movie vibes.
From the fight starting off solid for Leon, winning the round pretty damn decisively… To getting dominated by Usman's grappling for the rest of the fight, body language & facial expressions showing nothing but defeat, while Usman was taking extra long stares n what at the end of every round to "punk" Leon because he felt & seen the defeated look in him as well…. Then the absolute fiery.. motivating… intense talking Leon's corner gave him just before that 5th round….. With just less than a minute left in the fight, while EVERYONE was kinda just accepting that this was another dominate Usman performance, while he's coasting to victory… out of NOWHERE, Leon sets up and lands an absolute sniper head kick…. folding Usman like a lawn chair, knocking him out cold with his eyes wide open looking to the heavens !!!!! LMFAO, I don't think I've ever yelled around louder for a fight finish before.
& if that all wasn't enough… Dude delivers (what I believe is) the most raw/emotion filled post fight speech ever !
(Oh, and almost forgot… The foreshadowing Leon did right before the fight started with the headshot shit ? Just… wow, haha)
ABSOLUTELY LEGENDARY LEON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lt's get it Jacky Boy!
Best Interviews:
Rocky Edwards "Look at Me Now"
Money Moicano "Moicano wants Money"
Salamat tito dolpy
1:48 I NEED this coach to kick my ass everytime I feel lazy to wake up or to do my work immediately 😄
Charles Oliviera was fighter of the year without a doubt …. Crazy championship reign . Fought the entire top 5 in 12 months.
I think with 18 months training I could beat these guys if I could make 145
I'm 200 now but I could make 145
I'd have given 'Fighter of the year' to Leon 'Rocky' Edwards..the man won the mental game, the waiting game for so effin long..such a big underdog till the last round and then to pull off that spectacular ko and then the speech, the scenes after.. his 'Rocky' story, his conversations with his mum..David beat Golaith that day and his win will remain one of the most special moments for me as a fan.
Snoooooooozing snoooozman bye bye 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
No Chandler? No Islam finishing Charles the finisher?
This badly needs honorable mentions
Islam 👏👏👏
The look on his face, just the energy of it, Usman watching Edwards, getting the belt put on around his waist…
Spinechilling
Pretty lame the KO of the year and underdog of the year are the same
islam deserved fighter of the year … voks fighting in a dead division once he fights islam hes done
If you dont do what the UFC says, they will not give you any accolades lol smh
SEEEEE 💪🏻
When usman awoke from his ko he asked what happened. He didn’t remember anything. Imagine how that must feel.
4:58 did that Flying Knees Landed???
Having watched Leon’s ko live and witnessing the greatest ko in the history of the ufc it fills me with national pride 🇬🇧, I cried when I head what he said on the mic and almost do every time I hear it
I think the upset of the year should be Aljamain Sterling vs Yan 2, and Submission of the year should be Jiri just based on the stakes, it being a last minute hail mary, and him being down 3-1 and being in his way to losing the 5th after being rocked and controlled. Also, I'd give Alex fighter of the year because he beat a P4P #2, and he beat a prime Strickland and Bruno Silva as well.
Just my input.
Hard to argue with any of these picks. What a phenomenal year for this sport.
Did paddy win fighter of the year Dana lol
Aussie newcomer!!!
Aussie Fighter Of The Year!!!
Russia ain't taking over, WE ARE!!!!!!
Chandler's KO over Ferguson should've been KO of the year.
🫡🤌🤌🔥🔥🔥🔥🤙
You do this you know
Leon WE ALL SEE YOU KNOW…….
Islam vs Charles is the best.
Usman will win again
personally loved the gane vs tuivasa fight
Why does it say volk only has 2 title defenses? He has 4 defenses and 5 title wins.